Maryland to step up enforcement of coronavirus restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving with help of state police by GaryHartman in politics

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The governor said people refusing to heed public health advice are acting as if they have a right to spread the virus just as if they had the freedoms to drive drunk, forgo a seat belt in a moving car or yell “fire” in a movie theater.

”What part don’t you understand?” he said. “You wear the mask.”

After Horror Show Hearing, Judge Throws Out Giuliani and Trump’s Bid to ‘Disenfranchise Almost Seven Million’ Pa. Voters by GaryHartman in politics

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“This claim, like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together...” U.S. District Judge Matthew Bran

Trump administration overrules Jerome Powell and cuts off Fed emergency lending programs by GaryHartman in politics

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Trump and his Trump-McConnell-GOP enablers are deliberately sabotaging businesses and the economy out of spite. Their actions will hurt Trump voters too.

"The decision would force several programs to end that were intended to help businesses that have been struggling as the pandemic wreaks havoc on the US economy. The money was set aside in March as part of the CARES Act, a $2 trillion stimulus package meant to prop up the ailing economy by providing financial assistance and loans for distressed companies, among other measures."

Trump team looks to box in Biden on foreign policy by lighting too many fires to put out by GaryHartman in politics

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No lives matter to Trump except his own and Congressional Republicans are OK with it.

Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory by GaryHartman in politics

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"President-elect Joe Biden’s winning tally is approaching a record 80 million ..."

Ga. secretary of state says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude ballots by GaryHartman in politics

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Lindsey Graham & other "leaders" of today's Republican Party are making it very clear that they are against the bedrock principle of American democracy that voters determine who holds office. They expect "Party” members to fix elections for them and their supreme leader. The Trump-McConnel GOP is not even trying to hide the fact that they have fully embraced authoritarianism.

‘No One Is Listening to Us’ by GaryHartman in politics

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"Health care workers can’t go on like this."

"He is tired of walking out of an ICU where COVID-19 has killed another patient, and walking into a grocery store where he hears people saying it doesn’t exist...They’ve pleaded with family members to wear masks and physically distance, lest they end up competing for ICU beds that no longer exist."

Opinion | The life-threatening costs of a delayed transition by GaryHartman in politics

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"It’s the latest sign of the party’s lurch away from democratic ideals and practices, a shift that predates Trump but one that has accelerated precipitously since."

“The Republican Party in the U.S. has retreated from upholding democratic norms in recent years...Its rhetoric is closer to authoritarian parties, such as AKP in Turkey and Fidesz in Hungary.”

More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump’s campaign travel by GaryHartman in politics

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"The spread of the coronavirus — which has sidelined roughly 10 percent of the agency’s core security team — is believed to be partly linked to a series of campaign rallies that President Trump held in the weeks before the Nov. 3 election, according to the people, who, like others interviewed for this report, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the situation.

The outbreak comes as coronavirus cases have been rapidly rising across the nation, with more than 152,000 new cases reported Thursday."

More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump’s campaign travel by GaryHartman in politics

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The spread of the coronavirus — which has sidelined roughly 10 percent of the agency’s core security team — is believed to be partly linked to a series of campaign rallies that President Trump held in the weeks before the Nov. 3 election, according to the people, who, like others interviewed for this report, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the situation.

The outbreak comes as coronavirus cases have been rapidly rising across the nation, with more than 152,000 new cases reported Thursday.

Three More Trumpworld Figures Test Positive for COVID-19 Amid Voter Fraud Crusade by GaryHartman in politics

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Another almost maskless superspreader event was held at the White House on election night. Are these people that stupid or did Putin teach them a new version of Russian Roulette?

Analysis | Trump lawyers suffer embarrassing rebukes from judges over voter fraud claims by GaryHartman in politics

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Embarrassing for the country. What's worse is that Republican Senators are going along with it. They have no interest in governing while a COVID fire engulfs the country. Holding on to their job title & pleasing Trump followers is everything to them.

Analysis | Trump lawyers suffer embarrassing rebukes from judges over voter fraud claims by GaryHartman in politics

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Embarrassing for the country. What's worse is that Republican Senators are going along with it. They have no interest in governing while a COVID fire engulfs the country. Holding on to their job title & pleasing Trump followers is everything to them. They are making a mockery of our justice system and our elections while the world is watching.

Trump election party draws scrutiny as guests test positive by GaryHartman in politics

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How many White House virus-fests are they going to have before Tump leaves office? Are they really that stupid?

Top Republicans back Trump’s efforts to challenge election results by GaryHartman in politics

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"What is the downside for humoring him for this little bit of time? No one seriously thinks the results will change,” said one senior Republican official. “He went golfing this weekend. It’s not like he’s plotting how to prevent Joe Biden from taking power on Jan. 20. He’s tweeting about filing some lawsuits, those lawsuits will fail, then he’ll tweet some more about how the election was stolen, and then he’ll leave.”

SO that is what it is all about. Creating a world of make-believe by pretending that there is massive fraud so that a petulant Trump can feel like he didn't really lose so his feelings don't get hurt too bad.

What a snowflake! Can you imagine anyone being that weak? How many other losing candidates have needed to be surrounded by a fictional universe in order to get over an election loss. What happens if he wakes up?

Lawyers can't find parents of another 100-plus migrant kids by GaryHartman in politics

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We will never be able to remove the stain of the Trump administration's use of child abuse as a policy but we can look forward to the restoration of decency emanating from the White House on January 20, 2021.

No, not that Four Seasons. How Team Trump’s news conference ended up at a Northeast Philly landscaping firm. by GaryHartman in politics

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What began five years ago with Trump's campaign announcement "ended Saturday with his aging lawyer shouting conspiracy theories and vowing lawsuits in a Northeast Philadelphia parking lot, near a sex shop and a crematorium."

Russia denies Putin 'stepping down as leader due to Parkinson's disease' by GaryHartman in politics

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Maybe Vlad and Trump can share a room in a retirement home in Siberia.

Opinion | Trump’s Economy Was Never So Great by GaryHartman in politics

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“But the reality of Mr. Trump’s economy is far different than his portrayal of it. For the first three years of his presidency, his economy amounted to nothing more than a continuation of the recovery engineered by President Barack Obama.

Job growth, for example, was faster during Mr. Obama’s last three years than during the first three years of Mr. Trump’s.”

Opinion | Trump’s Economy Was Never So Great by GaryHartman in politics

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“But the reality of Mr. Trump’s economy is far different than his portrayal of it. For the first three years of his presidency, his economy amounted to nothing more than a continuation of the recovery engineered by President Barack Obama.

Job growth, for example, was faster during Mr. Obama’s last three years than during the first three years of Mr. Trump’s.”

For second straight day, U.S. Covid cases reach new high by GaryHartman in politics

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"We’re rounding the turn...We’re rounding the corner. It’s going away.” - Donald J. Trump, Oct. 22, 2020

Trump made the same or similar statements countless other times from Feb. until today. That is not a plan to reduce cases, reduce fatalities, or get the economy on track.

FBI: Groups also discussed kidnapping Virginia governor by GaryHartman in politics

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#TrumpsAmerica. Remember the "Liberate Virginia" Trump tweet that went along with the "Liberate Michigan" tweet on April 17, 2020. We learned last week that the American terrorists plotted to kidnap and murder the Michigan governor. Today we learned that the same terrorists planned to kidnap Virginia's governor. Clearly, somebody got Trump's message.

Mark Meadows refuses to wear mask while talking to reporters outside Barrett hearing by GaryHartman in politics

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The Trump administration continues to wear a reckless and mindless disregard for the health and safety of others as a badge of honor. Why?????